Medical whistleblowers speak out
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was "the single greatest obstacle to doing anything effective" about Vioxx, said FDA drug safety officer David Graham at an unprecedented roundtable of medical whistleblowers sponsored by the Public Library of Science (PLoS) and the Government Accountability Project. In comments that echoed his now infamous testimony to the US Senate Finance Commi...New findings blow a decade of assumptions out of the water
The Atlantic Ocean doesn't receive the mother lode of fixed nitrogen, the building block of life, after all. Instead, comparing fathom for fathom, the Pacific and Indian oceans experience twice the amount of nitrogen fixing as the Atlantic, say researchers in the Jan. 11 issue of Nature. The title of an accompanying News and Views piece says it all, "Looking for N2 Fixation in all the Wron...Data centers: Blowing smoke and raising red flags
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The answer is yes, according to the California consumer watchdog organization that is challenging the patents, but that's not necessarily a consensus opinion. The nation's high cou...WE Energies Is Not Letting Wind Power Blow Away
Madison, WI - WE Energies announced Monday a 20-year renewable energy purchase agreement with two developers that will build three wind farms increasing the total amount of wind power produced in Wisconsin by 400%. Under the agreement, the two developers, Navitas Energy, based in Minneapolis, and Midwest Wind Energy, LLC, b...Folic Acid blows Gene-based Colon Cancer
According to researchers from Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, eating a daily multivitamin with at least 450 micrograms of folic acid can eliminate the genetic risk of developing colon cancer. According to many researchers, individuals with a family history of colon cancer -- a parent or sibling are at increased risk,// about a two-fold higher risk," Dr. Charles Fuchs, l...Smokers blow up £90,000 in a Lifetim
A study in the UK calculated the lifetime cost of smoking about 15 cigarettes a day and the amount calculated comes to a staggering £91,832.43 or approx . US $150,000 or Rs. 6,000.000 // . This figure is worked out at 373,302 cigarettes smoked, or 18,665 packs. The study was helped by ‘Clerical Medical’. It found that the average smoker has 15.24 cigarettes a day, costing them 106.68...Microscopic Nanobombs Blow Apart Breast Cancer Cells
Researchers at the University of Delaware have developed a unique nanobomb that can be used to detect and blow apart cancer cells, more specifically breast cancer cells//. This latest attack on cancer has been detailed in the journals NanoBiotechnology and Oncology Issues by Balaji Panchapakesan, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at UD. The report says that the n...A Blow To Lycopene Supplements Claim To “Health” Fae
The FDA has sent shock waves in the industry pertaining to Lycopene supplements. In a letter sent Nov. 8 from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to American Longevity (AL), the FDA// denies AL's petition for qualified health claims for lycopene, tomatoes, and tomatoes-based foods containing lycopene. The proposed health claims say lycopene (tomatoes, tomato-based foods co...Poultry Blues: Blow Hot, Blow Cold Time for Poultry Sector
A fresh case of bird flu in Maharashtra has ruffled up chicken feathers again. More like the lull before a storm, chicken prices which were stabilizing// , have again plummeted following incidents of bird-flu in Maharashtra during the last few days. There have been few takers for chicken after customers heard reports that Shiddlaghatta in Kolar district and parts of Hyderabad-Karnat...Remote Blower With Bag-In/Bag-Out Option
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